XPS to PDF Converter
Free XPS to PDF converter — drop any .xps or .oxps file and get a clean PDF. No signup, runs in your browser.
About XPS to PDF Converter
The XPS to PDF Converter takes any .xps or .oxps file and produces a clean PDF in seconds. Drop the document into the upload area or click to browse, hit Convert, and download the result. No signup, no account, no install.
XPS is Microsoft’s fixed-layout document format — visually similar to PDF but mostly confined to the Windows ecosystem. If a colleague sends you an XPS file, your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Android device cannot open it natively. Linux distributions usually need a third-party viewer. Even on Windows, modern versions have moved away from the XPS Viewer that earlier shipped pre-installed. PDF, by contrast, is universal — every operating system, every smartphone, every email client opens it without prompting.
This tool handles both XPS and OXPS variants. The original XPS format was introduced by Microsoft in 2006. OXPS, the standardized OpenXPS variant published as ECMA-388 in 2009, became the default in Windows 8 and later. The container differs slightly between the two but the page model and visual content are identical. Whichever variant you have, drop it in and convert.
The conversion preserves the document exactly. XPS, like PDF, uses fixed page geometry — pages are laid out once and rendered the same way on every device. So when the converter produces a PDF, the result is a faithful copy: same page size, same fonts, same embedded images, same vector graphics, same colors. Multi-page documents stay multi-page; the output PDF has the same number of pages as the source.
Common reasons to convert: receiving an XPS file on a non-Windows device, archiving older Windows-generated documents in a more durable format, sharing a fixed-layout document with collaborators who expect PDF, or preparing a document for upload to a service that accepts PDF only.
Files are processed by our hosted conversion service for the duration of the conversion only — not stored, not logged. The result is delivered back to your browser and the source file is discarded. Free, private, and runs entirely in your browser without an account.
Frequently asked questions
XPS (XML Paper Specification) is a Microsoft document format introduced as an alternative to PDF. It is the default print-to-file format on older Windows systems and is occasionally used for fixed-layout documents. OXPS is the OpenXPS variant standardized by ECMA. Both formats preserve exact page layout, fonts, and graphics.
PDF is a universal format readable on every operating system, mobile device, and email client. XPS is mostly limited to Windows — Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android users typically cannot open it without dedicated software. Converting to PDF makes the document accessible to anyone, anywhere.
XPS is the original Microsoft format. OXPS (OpenXPS) is the standardized version released as ECMA-388 in 2009. Windows 8 and later default to OXPS, while Windows 7 and earlier produce XPS. The visual content is the same — different containers, same idea. This tool handles both.
Yes. XPS and OXPS use a fixed layout, similar to PDF. The conversion preserves page geometry, fonts, embedded images, vector graphics, and colors. The result PDF should look identical to the original XPS document on any device.